Example sentences of "had [to-vb] a [noun pl] " in BNC.

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1 He had to carry a clothes prop to feel where the ditches where .
2 I came back to London before the actual signing of the agreement because I had to attend an Arts Council meeting .
3 I 'm , I think I had to do a days .
4 Upon reaching Tarbes as forecast , the cloud base was around 600 to 800 feet and we had to fly an ILS approach .
5 Shemaka had to survive a stewards ' inquiry before the result was confirmed .
6 Held , dismissing the appeals , ( 1 ) that , on its true construction , section 6(3) ( a ) of the Act of 1980 had to be given a literal meaning ; that where a school was over-subscribed compliance with the preference of all the applicants would necessarily prejudice efficient education , and in such circumstances the school had to have an admissions policy , which would inevitably result in defeating the preference of some applicants , whatever criteria were adopted ; and that , accordingly , since the school was over-subscribed , there was no duty on the governors to give effect to the applicants ' preferences ( post , pp. 100H — 101B , 106H , 107G–H , 108A , G–H ) .
7 Erm well in the early days we had to take a kiddies bible school
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